The Impact Ask
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The Three Vital Connections Leaders Need To Create Fundraising Partnerships
I. How to Make a Connection
Engaging with a someone new and presenting your strongest self involves two special skills. The first is listening.
II. How to Elevate People’s Perceptions
When you have ambition, you should never look past the person you are with to others you might think are more important. You should exist fully in the moment with whomever you are engaged and give them your focus.
III. Being Part of the Conversation
You know you’ve begun to be part of the conversation when questions are asked of you or people mention you without your being there.
IV. Being the Conversation
Not everyone achieves this level, or when they do, are they necessarily pleased. Still, when you have become the subject of a conversation, it means, by definition, that now everyone has an opinion about what you’re doing.